ENVIRONMENT - The alternatives to salt for battling ice: cheese, beets and ash

As some cities face shortages for fighting off cold weather companies are creating innovative deicers made from quirky alternativesAs snow, ice and frigid temperatures continue to pound large portions of the US this winter, salt shortages and strained local budgets have sent states and municipalities scrambling for deicing alternatives. The US uses millions of tons of rock salt each winter to keep roads and walkways safe, resulting in salty run-o ...

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